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Plant Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae)

Common Names
Air Potato; Potato Yam
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,4,5,6-TETRAHYDROXYPHENANTHRENE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6,7-TETRAHYDROXY-9,10-DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Rhizome not available 0.4 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Tuber 9000.0 31000.0 -1.32 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 690.0 2379.0 -0.99 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Tuber 265000.0 914900.0 1.20 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome not available 8.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
D-SORBITOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-A 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-B 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-C 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-D 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-E 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-F 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-G 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-H 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBINOSIDE-D 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBINOSIDE-F 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN 7 Tuber not available 4500.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.